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UNITED STATES JACOB D. CAPRILES, OF CURACAO, DUTCH WEST INDIES.

POLICE CLUB.

Application filed April 21, 1928. Serial No. 271,930.

My invention relates to a police club, and the invention has for its general object to provide a club having laterally projecting elements constituting spurs and normally protected within the surface of the club but movable to positions to project laterally outward so as to puncture a tire on an automobile wheel when the club is thrown in front of the wheel; the spurs serving also for other purposes, such as for hooking into an object in a river for dragging the'same out of the water, and other usesnotnecessary to enumerate.

The nature of my invention and its distinguishing features and advantages will clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a police club embodying my invention, the spurs being shown in the outer positions;

' Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation of a section of the club showing the spurs in the inoperative position;

Figure 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal section on the line l4lof Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 but with the spurs in the inner protected positions.

In carrying out my invention in practice in accordance with the illustrated example, a tubular body 10 is provided outside of which is fitted a shell 11.

The numeral 12 indicates a collar or ring fast on the outer shell 11, and spaced from which ring is a second ring 13 having an indentation 1 1.

A plurality of annular elements 15 are pivoted to the body 10 and extend to the interior of the club. In the present instance the pivot means for the elements 15 consists of rings 16 accommodated in hollow 1nembers 110 formed on the body 10, which body and shell 11 are formed usually of metal.

A series of tongue members 17 extend inwardly from the shell 11 to the interior of the body 10 behind the elements 15. Said elements 15, which are sharpened to constitute spurs, are adapted to swing to inner positions within the external surface of the club, the sharpened ends of the elements 15 belng received in the depressions 14 of rings 13. The tongue members 17 extend through longitudinal openings 18 in the body 10 and the shell 11. I

With the above described device the body 10 may be grasped at the handle end which is shown at the upper end of Figure 1 and the shell 11 slid longitudinally. A swinging or flying movement of the shell 11 will cause the rings 13 and the indentations 14 to engage the elements 15 and throw the same to the outer positions, shown in Figures 1, 3 and 4. A movement of the shell in the opposite direction will dispose the parts as in Figures 2 and 5, the edges of the shell 11 and the ring 12 serving to contact with the elements 15 to throw same to the inner or protected positions shown in Figures 2 and 5.

When it is desired to use the club to stop a speeding automobile, the shell 11 is moved to disposed the elements 15 in the outer posi tions so as to puncture a tire. Vith the elements 15 in the outer positions the club may readily grab an object in a river, for example, to drag the article or substance from the river.

I would state furthermore that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to theexact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended. claim, for example, the elements 15 will have the form of grab hooks for grabbing an object in the water.

I claim:

In a police club, a hollow body having longitudinal slots therein, a plurality of an nularly disposed pointed elements pivoted to the body, a shell surrounding said body and slidable thereon,rings on said shell spaced from the pivoted ends of said elements, said rings having each anindentation to accommodate said elements adjacent the pointed ends thereof, and members extending from the shell inwardly through the body at said rm s.

S igned at Willemstad in the island of Guracao and colony of Curacao this 3rd day of April, 1928.

JACOB D. CAPRILES. 

